London AI startup Cytora raises £25m in new funding
UK-based insurtech Cytora, a provider of AI-powered solutions for the…
Salesforce acquires its external philanthropic arm Salesforce.org for £229m
Salesforce has announced that it’s merging with its external philanthropic…
Gatwick drone attack may have been an inside job, police say
The drone attack that brought Gatwick airport to a standstill…
Facebook to end P2P payments via Messenger in the UK & France
Facebook confirmed on Tuesday (April. 16th) that it’s discontinuing its…
Just Eat acquires software supplier Practi for £6.7m
Just Eat, a leading global marketplace for food delivery, announced…
Microsoft admits hackers accessed Outlook, Hotmail and MSN accounts
Microsoft has confirmed that hackers had access to a number…
Open source security GitHub applications you should be using
GitHub applications you should be using Open source libraries have long become the main building blocks of software products, however, developers often lack the right tools to make informed choices. Industry estimates are that 80% of the code base in many applications is actually open source. This doesn’t come as…
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Microsoft brings Windows Defender ATP to Macs
Microsoft has announced that it’s extending its Windows Defender antivirus…
Mozilla’s Firefox 66 update blocks audio by default
Mozilla has officially released Firefox 66 for Windows, Mac, Linux,…
Microsoft releases Windows Defender Application Guard for Chrome & Firefox
Microsoft has officially released test builds of new browser extensions…
Apple responds to Spotify’s complaint – gets called a ‘monopolist’
Last week, on Wednesday (March.13th), via a blog post, Spotify…
Mozilla officially launches Firefox Send
Mozilla has officially launched its free encrypted file-transfer service, Firefox…
The future of test automation with AI-based platform Testim.io
The future of test automation with AI-based platform Testim.io…
Amazon admits that its staff listens to customers’ Alexa conversations
Amazon has admitted that its employees eavesdrop on customers’ Alexa…
New TajMahal APT framework includes 80 malicious modules
Security researchers at Kaspersky have discovered a highly sophisticated APT…
China considers ban on cryptocurrency mining
The China National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) is contemplating…
Symantec: Majority of hotels inadvertently leak customers’ personal data
Symantec reported on Wednesday (April.10th), via a blog post, that…
EU backs one-hour deadline for social networks to remove terrorist content
The European Union Commission has approved legislation that requires social…
Blockchain IoT market to be worth over £2.31bn by 2024
According to a new report, the Blockchain IoT Market is estimated to grow from $113.1 million (£86.36m) in 2019 to reach $3.021 billion (£2.31bn) by 2024. According to the report, Blockchain IoT Market by Offering, Application, End User, and Geography – Global Forecast to 2024, published by B2B research company,…
Google fined £1.3bn by EU for advertising violations
The European Commission has announced that Google has been fined for breaching EU antitrust rules. The latest financial charge concerns Google’s AdSense advertising service and the firm has been asked to pay a total of €1.49bn ($1.6bn/£1.3bn). The announcement of the fine has been expected after European officials confirmed last…
IDC: Global security spending to reach £78.8bn in 2019
According to IDC’s new global spending report, global spending on security-related hardware, software, and services will reach approximately $103bn (£78.8bn) in 2019, an increase of 9.4% from 2018. IDC projects that worldwide spending on security solutions will achieve a compound annual growth rate of 9.2% over the 2018-2022 forecast period…
OneWeb secures £940m to provide global high-speed internet
OneWeb, a British start-up, has secured $1.25bn (£940m) in new funding to accelerate the launch of a global high-speed broadband network by 2021, according to a BBC report. The company said its launch plans were now “inevitable”. The latest round of funding comes after the company successfully launched its first…
US proposes bill to stamp out algorithm bias in tech firms
US lawmakers proposed a new bill on Wednesday that would require large tech firms to remove any algorithm bias embedded in their computer systems. The bill, entitled the Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2019, would authorise the Federal Trade Commission to create regulations requiring companies to assess their systems for race,…
Cyberattacks becoming more costly and focused, UK government figures show
While fewer businesses are suffering attacks or breaches, cyberattacks are becoming more costly and targeted, according to government figures. The Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2019 shows that around one in three businesses (32%) was a victim of an attack or breach in the past 12 months. While this is lower…
Copyright reform backed by EU governments
The majority of EU governments on Wednesday officially approved a draft reform of copyright laws despite heavy opposition from tech firms, meme creators, and privacy campaigners. However, according to a Reuters report, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, and Poland refused to support the deal – and two other EU countries abstained.…
New Zealand plans new tax law for tech giants
New Zealand is to join a growing list of member states by setting out plans to introduce a new tax law that will require multinational companies such as Google, Facebook and Amazon, to pay their ‘fair share’ of tax revenue, Reuters reports. PM Jacinda Ardern, announced the move at her…
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